Down in the Hole....My old haunt.....I grew up in Rotterdam Junction. This was my playground in the late 80's early 90's. The area has always been referred to by the old heads as the "hole". To my... (more)

The weekly Grain Extra to Horizon Milling in Ayer, MA rolls thru some fresh snow as it prepares to cross over onto the Pan Am Southern Freight Main with 110 cars. The train came off CSX via Rotter... (more)

Two FXE's head up a 110 car empty BNSF grain train that has just returned from unloading at Ayer, MA. Train will be picked up by CSX for forwarding to Chicago. Rotterdam Jct is at the extreme west... (more)

Three BNSF's and a PAR unit pull 109 grain loads headed for Ayer, MA across the Hudson River. The train came off CSX via Rotterdam Jct earlier in the day. Trailing units are BNSF 6780, BNSF 4821, ... (more)

Three BNSF's and a PAR unit pull 109 grain loads thru CPF-468 and down the Pan Am Southern main headed for Ayer, MA. The train came off CSX via Rotterdam Jct earlier in the day. Trailing units are... (more)

A six month old Ferromex EMD makes a rare visit to the Northeast.